Nitro RC vs SSV XTrem
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nitro RC
Experience the thrill of gas-powered radio-controlled vehicles. Choose from various RC cars to race against AI opponents or challenge the clock. Practice your skills in a free-play mode and share your achievements on the leaderboard.
- Gas-powered RC vehicle simulation
- Multiple vehicle types (rock crawler, dune buggy)
- Race mode against AI
- Time Trial mode
- Practice mode for free driving
- Game Center leaderboard integration
- Unlockable cars and tracks
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Explore the world of gas powered radio controlled vehicles. Do you prefer an all-terrain rock crawler or a fast dune buggy? Select your favourite car and smash your opponents. Beat your AI opponents in "Race" mode or improve your driving skills and beat the clock in "Time Trial". You can also select "Practice" mode to drive freely just for fun. Share your best results on the Game Center leaderboard! Try the game for free! You will get two locations "Parking Garage" and "Nevada Desert" and two cars "Savage" and "Razor" for free. Within the application you can buy additional cars and tracks to enhance your RC racing experience. Buying "Bundle 1" (In-app purchase) you will get: - 1 new off-road track "Sand Mine" with less bumps for really fast race - 2 new on-road tracks "Basketball Arena" and "Mediterranean Village" - 4 new vehicles "Storm", "Rally", "Maxx" and "Beast" - Ads removed
SSV XTrem
Experience an extreme racing adventure across diverse global locations. Customize your gameplay settings and compete for top scores on worldwide leaderboards. Drive powerful vehicles and master striking drifts in this visually stunning 3D racing game.
- Global race tracks
- Customizable game settings
- Worldwide leaderboards
- Powerful SSV driving
- Striking drift mechanics
- Full 3D real-time rendering
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The Best SSV Racing Game that you ever seen! Travel around the world and try to be the best to get all awards. Discover unique race tracks in many different countries: Brazil, Utah, Alaska, Dubai, Los Angeles and more... An eXtreme Racing Game Experience awaits you! Set your own game settings: • Control method • Difficulty level • Ideal point of view • Rendering quality • ... Find all your scores and rewards by pressing the "Scores" button in the main menu. Share your scores with your friends in the worldwide leaderboard. Exceed your limits! ••• Game Features ••• • Drive your own powerful SSV! • Striking Drift! • Visit many different countries! • Full 3D Real Time Rendering! • High Graphic Quality! • Music by "The Almighty Grind"!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SSV XTrem at 5.0 against Nitro RC's 3.9. SSV XTrem also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Nitro RC's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Nitro RC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SSV XTrem asks for nothing beyond the download.
SSV XTrem holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nitro RC has 56 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Nitro RC's written reviews are positive against 100% of SSV XTrem's.
Nitro RC ships an update every 4 months, SSV XTrem every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nitro RC | SSV XTrem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (56 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Intuitive Computers | Dream-Up |
Customer experience
Nitro RC
SSV XTrem
Bugs and requests
Nitro RC
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on launch for some devices
- Incorrect car/track navigation indicators
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More customization options for cars
- Larger, more varied track selection
- Damage modeling and repair system
- Free drive/freeplay mode
SSV XTrem
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nitro RC
- Bundle 1$1.99
SSV XTrem
No in-app purchases
Questions
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